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PROJECT PARORE: Who they are & how to get involved
Project Parore spans eight catchments of the northern Tauranga Moana, from Aongatete to Waiau. (Bay of Plenty, NZ.) From the bush-clad slopes, through the productive lowlands down to the harbour margins.
The roots of the project formed in 2004, when a group of local residents banded together to see if they could increase the number of native birds in the Uretara estuary by doing ‘a bit of pest control’.
Our project area now stretches from the northern side of Aongatete River to the salt marshes of Athenree, from the bush line to the harbour edge. Spanning eight catchments, we’re focused on approximately 16,000 hectares of land that doesn’t already have protection via DOC, QEII, Regional or District Council covenants.
Our aim is to stop soil, nutrients and pollutants from entering waterways. We do this by encouraging good management practices across all land uses, and helping to retire steep, marginal and riparian land into native vegetation and regenerating wetlands. We also have ongoing weed and pest animal control work that protect habitat and the wildlife that depend on it.
None of the effort necessary to protect and restore our waterways and whenua can be done in isolation. We work alongside individuals, landowners, hapū & iwi, councils, businesses, community groups, schools and funders.
GET INVOLVED?
Why not volunteer with Renaturing Katikati? We have weekly, monthly and seasonal restoration and protection work in and around our shared urban spaces. Get yourself on farm with some of the larger-scale annual planting projects that happen on private land. Hills to harbour citizen science activities involve everything from vegetation surveys and bird counts to water quality monitoring.
Or you could start work in your local area by getting a group of neighbours together. We can support your efforts to protect a valuable area of biodiversity with our pest control know-how.
Are you a landowner and is your land your livelihood? Are you keen to embrace practices that minimise and mitigate the impact of your activities on water quality? Let us help you put plans in place that meet your obligations and improve environmental outcomes for a sustainable AND productive future. We’ve got success stories we can share with you.
Contact us to find out more: projectparore.nz07 808 3082. E: hello@projectparore.nzFacebook: @projectparore
